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will end on September 1st as part of the state's drive to reduce public spending.
Scientists in Canada and Sweden say they've successfully restored vision to a group of partially blind patients. They created a kind of artificial cornea by inserting a sliver of collagen into the eye which then coaxed the natural cells to grow again. They say that in 6 out of 10 individuals some vision was restored. One of the researchers, Dr May Griffith, said that with further research this new approach could help restore sight to millions of people.
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墨西哥警方证实,美国边境附近大规模谋杀事件的受害者是外国移民。墨西哥海军在跟犯罪团伙成员进行激烈枪战之后,在一个农场发现了72具未埋葬的尸体。墨西哥城,Julian Miglierini报道。
据墨西哥当局所说,死者分别是厄瓜多尔,萨尔瓦多,洪都拉斯和巴西公民。向警方提供关于农场尸体消息的年轻男子是厄瓜多尔人,他侥幸逃过一劫。警方引用此人的话说,受害者被墨西哥势力最强大的犯罪团伙Zetas劫持,被索要金钱。这些人拒绝给钱,因此在一个农场被杀害。Zetas在塔毛利帕斯州频繁出没,通过绑架和勒索移民来为团伙的活动提供资金。
伊拉克发生的一系列炸弹袭击已造成至少50人死亡,大约250人受伤。全国发生了至少12起爆炸,其中包括汽车炸弹和路边炸弹,袭击的目标几乎都是警察。造成伤亡最惨重的是东南部城市库特和首都巴格达发生的爆炸。但是,Kirkuk, Basra, Ramadi, Karbala 和Falluja也发生了袭击。伊拉克外交部长哈什亚尔·兹巴里(Hoshyar Zebari)表示,一系列因素造成反叛分子气焰上涨,包括伊拉克政治真空和美国军队的撤退。